
Energy based theories of spall fracture and fragmentation are examined. A concept of energy-limited and flaw-limited spall emerges naturally within one of these theories. Conditions favoring incipient spall and crack branching in the spall process are identified. The statistical distributions of fragment sizes occurring in spall fragmentation are investigated.
[PHYS.HIST] Physics [physics]/Physics archives
[PHYS.HIST] Physics [physics]/Physics archives
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